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65. Adde quod injustum rigido jus dicitur ense; Dantur et in medio vulnera sæpe foro.

Miscarriage of Justice.

The sword of justice cuts in cruel sort,

(L.) Ov. T. 5, 10, 43.

And wounds are often dealt in open court.-Ed.

66. Addere legi justitiam decus. (L.)-It is an honourable thing to combine justice with law. Motto of Lord Norton.

67. A Deo et rege. (L.) From God and the king. Motto of Earls of Chesterfield, Harrington, and Stanhope.

68. Adeo exornatum dabo, adeo depexum, ut dum vivat meminerit mei. (L.) Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 77.—I'll give him such a dressing, such a hiding, that he'll remember me as long as he lives.

69. Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est. (L.) (L.) Virg. G. 2, 272. So important is it to grow inured to anything in early youth. The value of sound principles, early instilled in the mind, is incalculable.

"Tis education forms the common mind;

Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined.-Pope, Ep. 1, 149. 70. Adeon'homines immutarier

Ex amore, ut non cognoscas eundem esse? (L.) Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 19.-Is it possible a man can be so changed by love, that one would not know him for the same person?

71. Ad eundem. (L.) To the same degree.

A graduate of one university is permitted to enjoy the same degree at another, and is said to be admitted ad eundem sc. gradum (to the same degree), at the sister university. The coach that used to run (and may do so still) from Oxford to Cambridge and back, was facetiously called the ad eundem by the undergraduate wits.

72. Adhibenda est munditia non odiosa, neque exquisita nimis; tantum quæ fugiat agrestem ac inhumanam negligentiam. (L.) Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130.—It is right to observe a certain neatness in dress, without being foppish or dandified; and at the same time equally removed from a rustic and boorish slovenliness. In this, as in all else, the modus in rebus (moderation in things) is the principle dictated by good taste.

73. Ad hoc. (L.)-For this (special) purpose. A clause ad hoc was specially inserted in the covenant.

74. Adhuc sub judice lis est. (L.)—The point in dispute is still before the judge. The controversy is yet undecided.

75. Adieu, brave Crillon, je vous aime à tort et à travers. (Fr.)—Adieu, my brave Crillon, I love you without rhyme or reason.

The saying is quoted commonly in the above form as the conclusion of a letter of Henry IV. to a favourite. The original, however, runs: "Il n'y manque que le brave Grillon, qui sera toujours le bien venu et veu de moy. Adieu."-Nothing is wanting except the company of good Grillon, who will always have a hearty welcome and good wishes from me. Adieu. 76. Adieu la voiture, adieu la boutique! (Fr.) Prov.-Goodbye to the carriage, good-bye to the shop! There is an

end of the business: the establishment is broken up.

77. Adieu, paniers, vendanges sont faites. (Fr.) Prov.-Goodbye, baskets! vintage is over! The work is over, and its accessories may be put away.

78. Adieu, plaisant pays de France!

O ma patrie, la plus chérie, etc. (Fr.) De Quer. ?-Adieu, pleasant land of France! Oh! my country, the dearest in the world, etc. Supposed to have been sung by Mary Stuart on leaving the shores of France, but in reality an historical forgery of De Querlon, who admitted as much to the Abbé Menier de Saint-Léger.

79. Ad infinitum. (L.)-To infinity; without end.

Big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em ; And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum (?). 80. Ad interim. (L.) In the meantime; provisionally. 81. A discrétion. (Fr.)-According to discretion.

limitation.

Without

82. Aditus ad multitudinem, ut in universorum animos tanquam influere possimus.

(L.)

Cic. Off. 2, 9, 31.Access to the ear of the masses, so that we are able, as it were, to insinuate ourselves into the affections of the multitude. This is one of the elements (according to Cicero) of the greatest human glory, and applicable to the enormous power wielded by any great speaker. 83. A diverticulo repetatur fabula. (L.) Juv. 15, 72.-To return from the digression. Like the Fr.-Pour en

revenir à nos moutons, q.v.

84. Ad Kalendas Græcas. (L.)

Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 87.At the Greek Kalends. The next day after never. As the Greeks had no Kalends, the phrase is used of anything that can never possibly take place. According to Suetonius the saying was often in the mouth of Augustus in speaking of the probability of his paying his creditors.

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85. Ad libitum or ad lib. (L.)—At pleasure; without restraint; to one's heart's content. In music, it signifies that the "time" of the passage may be extended at will according to the taste of the performer.

86. Ad mala quisque animum referat sua. (L.) Ov. R. A. 559.-Let each one call to mind his own woes.

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87. Ad minora illa . . demittere me non recusabo. (L.) Quint. Prooem. § 5.—I will not refuse to descend to even the most minute particulars. I will enter into all and every detail, if you desire it.

$8. Admonere voluimus, non mordere ; prodesse, non lædere; consulere morbis hominum, non officere. (L.) Erasm. ?— My object is, to advise, not to wound; to be of service, not to hurt; to cure the failings of mankind, not to obstruct their remedy.

89. Ad morem villæ de Poole. (L.)—After the custom of the town of Poole. Motto of Borough of Poole.

90. Ad ogni santo la sua torcia or candela. (It.)-Every saint his torch or candle. Every one should have his proper honours and precedence allowed him. A compliment should be paid to all.

91. Ad ogni uccello suo nido è bello. (It.) Prov.-Every bird thinks its own nest beautiful.

Be it never so humble, there's no place like home.
-J. H. Payne, Opera of Clari.

92. Ad ognuno par più grave la croce sua.
Every one thinks his own cross the heaviest.

93. Ad omnem libidinem projectus homo.

(It.) Prov.

(L.)?—A man

addicted to every species of debauchery.
Justinus (41, 3, 9), speaking of the Parthians, describes them as
in libidinem projecti, in cibum parci (immoderate in gratifying
their animal passions, sparing in the use of food).

94. Adornare verbis benefacta. (L.) Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 15.To enhance the worth of a favour by kind words.

Gifts

of little or no intrinsic worth are often rendered valu

able by the manner or words with which they are given.

95. Ad pœnitendum properat, cito qui judicat. (L.) Pub. Syr. 6. Who decides hastily, is hurrying to repentance. 96. Ad perniciem solet agi sinceritas. (L.) Phædr. 4, 13, 3.— Sincerity is often driven to its own ruin.

97. Ad populum phaleras, ego te intus et in cute novi. (L.)

Pers. 3, 30.-Keep your finery for the mob, I know your nature, inside as well as out.

Such pageantry be to the people shown,

There boast thy horse's trappings and thy own;

I know thee to the bottom, from within

Thy shallow centre to thy utmost skin. (?)

98. Ad quæ noscenda iter ingredi, transmittere mare solemus, ea sub oculis posita negligimus: seu quia ita comparatum, ut proximorum incuriosi, longinqua sectemur: seu quod omnium rerum cupido languescit quum facilis occasio est. (L.) Plin. Sec. Ep. 8, 20, 1.

Foreign travel.

We generally cross the sea in order to gain a knowledge of things, neglecting all the while what is under our nose either because it is part of human nature to be always seeking distant scenes, and to care little for what is near; or, because the greater the facility there is for gratifying a desire, the less is the advantage taken of it.

99. Ad quæstionem legis respondent judices, ad quæstionem facti respondent juratores. (L.) Law Max.-It is the business of the judge to instruct the jury in points of law, of the jury to decide on matters of fact.

100. Ad quod damnum. (L.) Law Term.-To what damage. A writ sued before granting certain liberties (such as the holding of a fair or market), which may be prejudicial to the king granting it, or the public. The sheriff is therefore directed to inquire what damage may possibly result from the grant in question.-Brand and Cox, Dict. of Science, etc.

101. Ad referendum. (L.)-To be referred, or to be left for future consideration.

102. Ad rem. (L.)-To the point, or purpose. As, e.g., Nihil ad rem. -It is not to the point; it is beside the question. 103. Adscriptus glebæ. (L.)-Tied to the soil. Term used describing the status of the serf or slave, who, in feudal times, was attached to his lord's demesne, and went with it, like other chattels.

104. Adsit Regula, peccatis quæ pœnas irroget æquas; Ne scutica dignum horribili sectere flagello.

(L.) Hor. S. 1, 3, 117.

Be just and mete to crime its condign pain;

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Nor use the murd'rous lash where suits the cane.--Ed.

105. Adstrictus necessitate. (L.) Cic. N. D. 1, 7, 17.—Bound by necessity. Driven by the irresistible force of circumstances to the performance of any act.

106. Ad summos honores alios scientia juris, alios eloquentia, alios gloria militaris provexit; huic versatile ingenium sic pariter ad omnia fuit, ut natum ad id unum diceres, quodcunque ageret. (L.) Liv. 39, 40.

The Elder Cato.

Some men attain power by their great legal abilities, some by their eloquence, some by military achievements; but he was a person of such versatile talents, and so equally adapted for any and every pursuit, that let him be doing what he would, you would have said that it was the very thing that nature had intended him for.

107. Ad suum quemque æquum est quæstum esse callidum. (L.) Plaut. As. 1, 3, 34.-Every man is naturally alive

to his own interests.

108. Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio. (L.) Pub. Syr.? -One is keen to suspect quarters from which we have once received hurt.

109. Adulandi gens prudentissima laudat

Sermonem indocti, faciem deformis amici. (L.) Juv. 3, 86.

Flatterers.

A friend, the crafty flatt'ring race will praise; His talk tho' stupid, and tho' plain his face.-Ed. 110. Ad valorem. (L.)-According to the value.

Phrase used

in imposing duties on articles of merchandise, either at the import or export, when they are to pay so much ad valorem, or according to their value.

111. Adversa virtute repello. (L.)—I repel misfortune by virtue. Motto of Lord Londesborough.

112. Ædificare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat. (L.) Law Max.-No one has a right to erect a new edifice on his ground, so as to prejudice what has long been enjoyed by another, as e.g., a new building, obscuring the light and air from a previously erected house.

113. Egrescitque medendo. (L.) Virg. A. 12, 46.-He destroys his health by the pains he takes to preserve it. The life of the valetudinarian.

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Cf. the Italian epitaph of a person of this description: Staro ben, ma per star meglio, sto qui,-"I was well; I would be better; and here I am (Spectator, 25). Cf. Celuy meurt tous les jours, qui languit en vivant. (Fr.) Pierrard Poullet (1595), La Charité.—He dies every day who lives a lingering life.

114. Egritudinem laudare, unam rem maxime detestabilem,

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